WARNING: This post contains HEAVY spoilers about 10 Cloverfield Lane. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, stop reading. Trust me, you should see it as cleanly as possible. (I’ll warn you again before the real spoilers start!)

10 Cloverfield Lane surpassed my expectations. I know that doesn’t sound like very strong praise, but remember this: I’ve spent practically every waking moment of the past two months obsessing over every detail of this film.

I’ve gone through every trailer and TV spot frame-by-frame. I’ve devoured the ARG. I’ve read the screenplay for The Cellar, which was later (heavily) rewritten into the script to 10 Cloverfield Lane. I even succumbed to spoiler reports. All that, and it still managed to surpass my expectations.

Hell, I’d say it even shattered them.

Me and Jay saw it on Thursday night. When it was over, we just kind of sat there in stunned silence, overwhelmed to the point of immobility.

It’s no big surprise that he was so affected: Jay hadn’t followed the cryptic online marketing, let alone read the smallest of spoilers. For someone like me, who went in with complete knowledge about everything that was gonna happen, I thought for sure that I’d have to grade the film on a sliding scale. Uh, no. It was just that good.

This is as far as I can go without spoilers, so if you haven’t seen the movie yet, stop reading here! Read More…

If you dig what I do here on Dinosaur Dracula, the best way to make sure that I keep at it is by subscribing to Dino Drac’s monthly Funpacks. If you’re new to the game, you picked the right month. March’s Funpack is killer!

Be warned, though — there aren’t many to go around this month, so if you want in, don’t delay!

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Subscriptions are $25 a month (and that includes shipping), and for as long as you stay subscribed, you’ll continue to receive new boxes of fun junk, each and every month. You can cancel at any time without penalty. In trade for helping to keep the site afloat, you’ll get boxes of awesome stuff!

Skip to the bottom of this post for additional subscription details and notes on how to order. Or keep reading, to see what’s in store for the March 2016 Funpack!

There are more than a dozen items in this month’s Funpack, featuring all sorts of vintage ’80s and ’90s goodies. It’s one of my favorites yet. Read on for the full scoop! Read More…

It is my honor and privilege to present you with the internet’s very first hands-on review of Hostess’s GHOSTBUSTERS TWINKIES.

Yes, my idea of a hot exclusive is screwy.

Before anyone gets too excited, these aren’t in stores just yet, and may not be until much closer to the film’s late June debut. Tracking down junk food is kind of my passion, but for the layman, they’re not possible to eat just yet.

The internet went wild a few weeks ago, when a photo of the Twinkies leaked on Twitter. If you’re having a hard time imagining people going that crazy over Twinkies, I’ll point you to this photo on Dino Drac’s modest Facebook page, which resulted in roughly two bazillion shares.

Joining the soon-returning Hi-C Ecto Cooler and God knows what else, the Twinkies compel me to repeat a point made on yesterday’s Ghostbusters-stuffed Purple Stuff Podcast. The reboot has been an excruciatingly divisive subject, but the “haters” should take a step back and realize that no matter how they end up feeling about the film, it’s going to mean so much great stuff for the Ghostbusters universe.

(Stuff like Twinkies with “Key Lime Slime” filling.) Read More…